EDMONTON - A tip to Edmonton police has lead to charges in an alleged sex abuse case.

Officers were alerted Sunday of allegations of child porn and sex crimes against a six year-old girl.

William John Brons, who is 61 and also goes by the name Jack, is facing several charges, including sexual interference, sexual assault, and providing sexual explicit material to a child.

It’s alleged the young girl was the victim of multiple sexual assaults that occurred between August 2013 and last week.

Police say the alleged assaults happened in Edson, Calmar and at a business in southeast Edmonton.

Officers saw more charges are pending.

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Study and research new technologies to keep up to date with what's available online. If time is tight, a crash course available on a company's website about a new phone or social networking site is also a good way to keep in touch.
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In a study conducted in 2006, 35 per cent of young people reported seeing sexual materials online that they didn't want to. Many parents use parental control softwares to block inappropraite material, as much as possible.
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Keep the conversation open and be sure that children know they can come to you if they see or experience anything that worries them.
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Even though kids under the age of 13 are not allowed to have profiles on most social networking sites many do. Parents can enforce the sites rules and also make sure their children's birth date are correct on Facebook as children with ages between 13 and 17 have stricter privacy settings.
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It is important for parents to talk to their children about what to share online and for them to realize that information they share is on permanent record. Parents can also check what their children's Facebook profile looks like to friends and strangers by clicking "View As" from the child's Facebook profile. It is also recommended for parents to be friends with their child on the social networking site.
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Confine screens to common household ares so usage can be monitored.
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Set rules for how much time children can spend on a computer. Some experts recommend 60-120 minutes. Some families add or subtract time as reward or punishment for their child's behaviour.
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